Wave-motor.



Q.E.EPVVARDS. WAVE MOTOR.

APPLIOATION FILED MAB.2,190&

Patented Jung 8, 1909.

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:lNVENTQR ATTORN EY G. E. EDWERDS.

WAVE MOTOR. AIfPLIUATION FILED MAR. 2, 190a.

INVENTO'R M E W man 0 9m 13 H 4 MM m R 8 M2 t n e I a P B W q m 1ATTORNEY .wmvslsssn 1e 1 call a wave motor.

UNITED STATES OFFKQE.

CHARLES E. EDWARDS, OF SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR TO THEEDWARDSWN'AVE MOTOR C0,. OF SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, .A' CORPORATION.

WAVE-MOTOR.

- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 8, 1909.

Application filed March 2, 1908'. Serial No. 418,825.

. Diego, county of San Diego, State of California, have invented anImproved Wave- Motor; and I hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the same.

My invention relates to a device for proucmg power from the waves andwhich I The objects are first, to providea new and lmproved wave motorwhich acts as a unit to transmit power from the waves directly to anymechanism to which it may be applied: second, to utilize power from thewaves either coming or going.

The invention consists in the parts and the construction and combinationof parts which I'shall hereinafter describe and claim.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my device. Fig. 2 is a sectional viewtaken through A-B ln'Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a plan view. Fig. 4 is a sldeview of a detail on an enlarged scale, Fig; 5 an end View of said detailand F ig. 6 is a perspective view of the gate, parts being broken away,showing its attaclnnent to the swlngmg arn'i.

My invention includes a plurality of devices connected to one shaft, ofwhich the one described and shown, is only one unit, the other unitsbeing the same and connected to a shaft as shown.

My device is mounted within and upon a frameor structure of any suitableform to suit the position of the device and the convenience ininstalling it. In this case, I have mounted a frame 1 on: fixed ailing.On the top of frame 1 and supported by bearings 2, one at each side, isa shaft3. Said shaft may be any length desired and a plurality ofdevices connected thereto upon said shaft are mounted fly-wheel; 4 andbevel gears 5, one

for each unit of the complete mechanism. Ins1de of frame 1 and centrallylocated IS another sinaller frame composed of a horizontal cross piece6, and two vertically extending pieces 7; said pieces 7 are providedwith bearings for the sup ort of shafts 8 and 9, which are kept paral(ii with each other and a certain distance apart by the pieces 7; ontheouter ends of shaft 9 and adjacent to the outside of the pieces 7 arewheels 10,'which are for the 'urpose of supportin'gth'e inner frame andtoaci itateits rotation Withinfthe outer frame/the outer framebeing.provided with segments 11, one on each side of the frame and providedwith grooves adapted for a path-in which wheels 10 are adapted to travelconcentric with the shaft 23.

Mounted on shaft 9 and approximately centrally located is lever 12,which is rovided with double lugs 12 adapted to fit on either side of anare 13 fastened to the. outside frame; said are being provided withsevcralslots in which the lever 12 fits said lever 4 12 serves twopurposes, one to hold the inner frame central and the other forpartially rotating the same, so as to set it in various directions.Mounted on this shaft 9 and attached thereto is a double swinging arm 14in whichslides vertically a gate 15, said gate adapted to ascend anddescend with the rising and lowering of the tide. Mounted on said shaftand attached thereto are also two gear segments 16 and 17. '16 is aninternal gear and 17 external.

Upon shaft 8 and adapted to mesh with gear segments 16 and 17 arepinions 18-and 19. Loosely fitted on said shaft between said pinions,and fixed to shaft 8, is a double ratchet wheel 20 adapted to engagewith pawls 21 and 22 which are attached to the pinions 18 and 19. Whenthe arm 14 swings in one direction the gear segments move with it, whichcause the pinions 18 and 19 to rotate in opposite directions, the pawlon one engaging with the ratchet, whi e the other moves over the ratchetteeth, and when the arm 14 moves in the opposite direction the. sameresults are obtained, therefore, the shaft 8 revolves in one directionat all times, and whenever the arm moves in either direction. Shaft 8 isconnected to shaft 3 by means of ashort perdendicular shaft 23 with 95bevel gears 24 and 25, one on each end, which mesh with bevel gears 5and Z6 26 being fixed on shaft 8, and the mesh of gears 25 and 26 beingsupported by casting 27. The

shaft acts as a pivot around which the in- 100 ner frame revolves whenit is desired to shift the frame to suit the wave. motion. It can bereadily seen that with this construction, that a plurality of thesedevices connected to one shaft 3 the shaft would be made-to revolveinand'gate 15; acting as afloat would adapt parall si to said firstmentisned shaft, a frame itself to the rising and lowering of the tide.I Fromshafi; 3 the lower be hrsnsmittsd I to be utiiized in anymanna;'suimbis.

' Having thus described my im'sntion, what I claim as new and desix's tosecure by L's-Livers Patent 1s 1. The csmbination of a swinging gate so'mounted as '50 extend into the Water, double gear segments attachedfibers/$0 and adapted to revolve loose pinisns'upma a shaft, saiclpinions revolving in syposite dirsctisns; a

ratchet fixed on said sjmft, PEUJFIRS mmmtsa on said-pinions and adaptedto revolve the shaft mom direciion m5 all all susstantially as 88$forth.

to, means between Siifi for 0p? ting the upper shaft in one ahi'esziunat afii times; a frame, menus for supporzzing said 51 ms, means forpivsi ing said frame, su bsmntially as set forih. I

3. In a wave motsr the @OlllhillilfiOl'l 05a swinging gate adsp z-ed tsrise and lower a float, the ower and extending @2150 the v. a. shaft towhich it is atmhed, unoihei cennesting said shsffis, said frzm ls sup )0mud on Wheels and adapted. to be turned. in, a:

fines-11s for at all tim' I :a-tsdin 2. The commnamon at a, swmgmg' gatss0 shsfi 9 of gaming to said Y bar h J 1 )"01 pmpsjn d5 (min 51 on m 'darm, smm S

